Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome in Children: High Recurrence Rate in Short-term Follow-up

We have managed four cases of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) in children. Fathers of three of these patients had PJS. There was also a family history of cancer in three cases, with pancreatic cancer in a father, colonic and laryngeal cancers in a grandfather, and hepatic and gastric cancers in a grand...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Taguchi, Sachiyo Suita, Shohei Taguchi, Shinji Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409603080